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| Region | West Virginia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | 2006 |
| End Date | Jun 18, 2020 |
| Description | In 2006, West Virginia provided for legal gender recognition but required proof of surgery or a court order. |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/WV https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing incomplete entry.
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2006 |
| Description | Although the court had | In 2006, West Virginia provided for legal gender recognition but required proof of surgery or a court order. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/WV | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/WV https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations |
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| Description | Missing non binary options on documents. | Although the court had |
edited by Notdog1996
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| End Date | (none) | Jun 18, 2020 |
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| Description | Requires public announcement of name change. | Missing non binary options on documents. |
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| Description | Requires public announcement of name change. Changes pending. | Requires public announcement of name change. |
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| Description | Requires public announcement of name change. | Requires public announcement of name change. Changes pending. |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Requires surgery and public announcement of name change. change pending. | Requires public announcement of name change. |
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| Description | Requires surgery and public announcement of name change. | Requires surgery and public announcement of name change. change pending. |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Oct 2, 2017 | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Description | No | Requires surgery and public announcement of name change. |
| Sources | No | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/WV |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | To change birth certificates. | No |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | No | To change birth certificates. |